Members of residence halls bond at ROCFest obstacle course
Valentina Vargas, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2018
While people waited for the Movie Premier Obstacle Course Tuesday afternoon to be set up for the Residents On Campus Fest, the students competing played an ice breaker together. Jovan William, the vice president of community engagement for residents hall association, said the Movie Premier Obstac...
ROCFest: Residence halls play trivia
Hannah Shillo, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2018
Trivia night kicked off the beginning of ROCFest on Monday night in the Great Room of Pemberton Hall. Team members of the residence halls on campus gathered at 5 p.m. to compete for points that will add to their total for the whole week. The first game played was based on the players’ knowledge ...
ROC fest starts with a board game tournament
Cassie Buchman, Editor-in-chief
September 25, 2017
Students could feel the friendly competition in the air as Residents on Campus fest started Monday evening with “Tournament Night,” a part of its 2017 “Panther Family Game Night” theme. Throughout the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, students played a life-size...
Boat race brings residents together
Chrissy Miller, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2016
Even after a scary sinking situation, the cardboard boat race for "Residents on Campus" fest still gave residents the chance to mingle and show off team spirit. During the race, Thomas Hall’s boat sank because the bottom of it ripped off when the team was pushing it into the water. Justin Gunther,...
ROCFest boat race returns to Campus Pond
Chrissy Miller, Staff Reporter
September 29, 2016
“Residents On Campus Festival” is already in full swing, as the residence halls prepare for the annual boat race set for 5:30 p.m. today at the Campus Pond. Nick Bamert, president of the Residence Hall Association, has participated in the boat race for the past three years. For his fourth year...
Competition begins as residence halls face-off for ROC Fest
Staff Report
September 27, 2016
The Residence Hall Association kicked off the week of activities for Residents On Campus Fest with two activities Monday night. The Panther Babies scavenger hunt started Monday night and will continue through Thursday night, and the RHA also hosted their trivia night in the McAfee Gym. There are...
ROC Fest kicks off with student trivia contest
Angelica Cataldo, Entertainment Reporter
September 27, 2016
Marissa Damore, junior family and consumer science major, organized a trivia contest Tuesday night in the McAfee Gym that kicked of the 2016 Residents on Campus Fest. The ROC Fest is the biggest program Damore has planned as vice president of community engagements. Helping run the event was the...
90s ROCFest kicks off with bingo
Alex Seidler, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2015
Gamers across campus waited for the chance to win a prize as the Residence Hall Association, or RHA, kicked off their Residents On Campus Fest with Bingo Monday. Prizes for winners included board games, DVDs, a T-shirt, a skateboard, gift cards and other toys. Morgan Blackmore Illinois/Nati...
ROCFest to bring “Thriller”
Luis Martinez, Staff Reporter
September 18, 2014
The Residence Hall Association is preparing many events that will have all the residence halls competing against each other for the annual ROCFest competition. ROCFest is a weeklong competition among all the residence halls on campus. Each event adds points to the residence hall’s team, and the...
RHA reviews leadership and ROCFest
Debby Hernandez, Administration Editor
September 11, 2014
The Residence Hall Association to deliberate leadership participation opportunities along with deciding ROCFest’s upcoming activities Thursday. RHA president, Chrisitna Lauff asked members to join the Bond Revenue Committee, which will consist of three RHA and three student senate members. The...
